The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-26

Senate bills Nos. 270 and 255, and House bi
No. 1853 with amendments
Also rs follows: On Senate bill No 49, to a.
thorize the Trustees of the Internal improvement
FUND OF the State of Florida to convey to railroa
and canal companies lands granted to be reserve
lor them within the sixmile limits on each side O
their lines or routes upon the deposit by said com
panies with the said Trustees of not less than
cents or more than 81 per acre for the same. and
provide Tor paying out the amounts received frou
each company for the construction of such pol
lions OF their roads or canals as the said Trustee
NAV designate
Beg leave to report that they have considere,
the same, and fnt that methods provided il
said bill not consistent with the proper administra
tlon OF the land office, and therefore recommend
that it do not pass
Your committee further reports that the land
south of the 9th parallel of north latitude through
which the lines of some canal and railroad compa
MES have been located cannot now be properly con
veyed by the Trustees of the Internal improvement
FUND.- and that legal steps will have to be taken tt
determine whether the international Railroad ant
Steamship Company has any rights regarding
these lands before they be conveyed by the
Trustees.
Mr.. WALL chairman of the Committee or
Commerce and Navigation, reported tavorably
Senate bills Nos. go and 27S
Mr.. Stockton offered the following amend
mcnt to section 1 OF the original bill and 10 Of
the amended bill. In section 10, line g. strike
out the word state" Strike out all after the
word Treasury" to and including the wore
"provlde in line 8, and add as follows: 20
the county in which said fine originated; )
adopted
Section II OF the bill WAS read
Mr. Tohcrl offered the following amendment:
Srikc oul section ~" and insert in lieu there
Of " sect IN 20;' agreed to.
Section Is of'hc bill was read
Mr.. Fraser offered the following amendment
Strike ont section 13 and insert section 81
agreed To-
Mr. D"ano offered the following amendment
Section 81, after the word shippers" in fifth
line, add " where station agents are employed"
Mr. Stevens offered The following amend
mcnt: Add to section 81 Prounled, That the
con>j&n"c shall pay the freight charges on goods,
merchandise and ether treIghts received, and
SHALL no' hr compelled to pay for goods, mer-
cilar,',c, and other trrights not received agreed
to.
Pending which message was received from
the House o. Representatives and placed among
In" orders of the day.
Mr.. Bryan offered the following amendment
In line %, section 81, strike ont 80" and insert
II y agreed to.
Section If n The bill was read
Mr.. McKinne offered the following amend
n'ert: Strike ONT section II and insert sec
;ion - agreed to.
section IS of III" bill WAS read
Mr.. Fraser offered The following amendment ::
Strike "u " Is and insert "23;" agreed to.
Section III % the hill was read
Mr. FIR .s"r Offered the following amendment :
Strike ont rs and insert PA :" agreed to.
Mr.. Walker offered The following amendment
Insert alter general" in the second line of sec
ton :, the wori treasurer" agreed to.
NJ. Walker, Jr offered the following amend
mrnN Add as section 25 That short railroads of
80 miles in length, ar under 35 miles in length
"wnc! and operated independently of any control
or management of any other railroad or canal com.
N, ,f,,1 th..n ion nj
iil- act |" the extent only that no rates sched-
nleS for the transportation of passengers and
freight, until complaint be made against such short
railroads.
Mr., Gaskins, Chairman Committee on Rail-
roads and Telegraph, reported Senate bill No.
1Si without recommendation.
Mr.. Blackwell, Chairman Committee on Cor
p"ra'ions, reported Senate bill No. 268, with
amendment.
Mr. Mcklnne offered The following amend
tnent 10 tie amendment Amend by inserting
after " cF'al,' IN line 6, "sicamship or steam
boat; ais', alter freight in line 10, shall be
provided for them; y agreed TO-
Mir. Snrl;lon in HE chair.
The bil vas ordered enrrossed
Mr.. Oman asked that the messages from the
ll"u,e he taken up for consideration agreed to-
Mr. Mann moved that the consideration of
House bill NJ. 80 he Informally passed over I'M
Ill 3 O'Clock; .sicc,i 10.
NJ. Wall asked 10 De excused for next week ;
consented TO-
Mr. McKnne introduced Senate bill No 2S2,
t. autholiZn VIM. Miller to stretch boom across
thc Cnocaw hltchir river; referred.
Mr. Jones introduced joint resolution in rela-
ton 10 The claims Of Orala for aid given the
EaS; Florida Seminary; referred.
Mr.. Jonrs moved HAT the rules be waived and
Tie ic,.lin'rn considered once not agreed to.
BY permission, Mr.. Fraser introduced Senate
blli No. PSI 10 make a new county, to be called
Perry" from Allchua, Bradford, Clay and
Putnam counties referred
Mr. Walker, JT., Chairman of the Commit
tee na Enrolled Bills, reported House bills
.>o,, l25 an,i 26S correctly enrolled
Nj Ga~kn-, by consent, was excused until
next "Wednesday 10 visit Lake Okeechobee
Mr. Fowler moved that Senate bill No. 100 be
made special order for this evening at 3
O'Clock.
Mr. OrnAn moved that House bill No. so be
at onrc referred To the IIonsc
Senate bills 25S and 1S5 were ordered to be
enrolled
Mr. Walker, Jr asked permission to take uE
House bill No A.
R":,l the .tcoi,,l time with the amendments
by 'hr committee, and the amendments agreed
TO: ordered that The same be cngrossed
Mr.. Orman asked To call up Senate bill No ga
:,2l lhc thrd time
Mr.. Mann Offered The following amendment
Amend section ;: Strike out all between tn,
word amount - in 18th line and the word and
i'll Goth line, and insert the folio wing: Received b,
The Slltc from the purchase Of said certificate ant
the County Commissioners shall refund the amour
received by the counties on such account.
Unanimously agreed to.
Nr. Mann offered the following amendment
Amend section ), lines and z, by striking on
The word, "ifnproperly or illegally assessed
agreed to unanimously.
Upon he passage OF the bill, the vote was
Yeas -Mc-srs. Burnam, Chandler Cole, De
lano, F"wI Ter, Fraser, johnson, Judge, Kelly
bee, Mann, Mailin Miller McMurray, Orman
Sinckton, Tolbcrl, Walker, Jr., Whdden ant
NiiiiaInS-2 20.
NayS-Mcs-rS. Bryan and jones'
So he bill passed, title as stated.
The Assistant Secretary was excused unit
Monday.
Mr.. Bryan moved to adjonrn; agreed to.
THREE O'clock Z. NJ.
The Scnn'c resumed its session.
The President in HE chair.
\ quorum present.
Nh DeIano introduced Senate bill No 29j
Tor ihc relief OF William &. Bennett, OF Volus
county. Fla; referred.
NJ Whijdcn introduced Senate bill No 286
Ia incorporate the town of Wachula, in til
c'aHiy Of Mauaice, aud to prescribe form q
government therefor referred.
The hour Of having arrived, the speca
order announced, the same being Senat
IBID No. 109 to encourage the organization Q
volunteer militia and provide for their discip
line.
On motion OF Mr.. Fowler, the substitute OF
fcrcd by the committee for Senate bill No 10
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Fowler, the bill was rea
the second time.
Sections /, 2, 3, t, 5, 6, Z, and were read.
MI Mallory offered The following amend
nient: In section 8, line 3, after the word " dis
ciplinc.' insert The words as are; agreed t